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An ongoing conversation here at the Walker concerns the issue of systemic wayfinding within our spaces — certainly an important issue for an institution actively seeking attendance and public engagement, not to mention an institution whose building is literally a hybrid of the old and new (with our 2005 expansion). While not normally in New Media's purview, and only occasionally so for Design, a recent initiative to improve the flow and general satisfaction of visitors brought with it the idea of using digital displays, with their malleable content and powerful visual appeal, to guide and direct people throughout the Walker.
Currently installed in one location of an eventual three, and with a simple "phase one" version of the content, the Bazinet Lobby monitor banks cycle through the title graphics for all the exhibitions currently on view, providing a mental checklist of sorts that allows the visitor to tally what he or she has or hasn't yet seen that directly references the vinyl graphics at each gallery entrance. The corner conveniently works as an intersection for two hallways leading to a roughly equivalent number of galleries in either direction, one direction leading to our collection galleries in the Barnes tower, and the other our special exhibition galleries in the Herzog & de Meuron expansion. To this end, we've repurposed the "street sign" motif used on our new vinyl wall graphics to point either way (which also functions as a nice spacial divider). Each display tower cycles through it's given exhibitions with a simple sliding transition, exposing the graphics one by one. An interesting side effect of this motion and the high-contrast LCDs has been the illusion of each tower being a '70s-style mechanical lightbox; I've been tempted to supplement it with a soundtrack of quiet creaking.
The system, powered by Sedna Presenter and running on four headless, remotely-accessible Mac Minis directly behind the wall, affords us a lot of flexibility. While our normal exhibitions cycle is a looped After Effects composition, we're also working on everything from decorative blasts of light and pattern (the screens are blindingly bright enough to bathe almost the entire lobby in color), to live-updating Twitter streams (during parties and special events), to severe weather and fire alerts (complete with a rather terrifying pulsating field of deep red). In fact, this same system is now even powering our pre-show cinema trailers. I'm particularly interested in connecting these to an Arduino's environmental sensors that would allow us to dynamically change color, brightness, etc. based on everything from temperature to visitor count to time of day — look for more on that soon.
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As their younger volleyball teammates finish up the preliminary junior varsity match, the Blackstone Valley Tech varsity players huddle inside the locker room. Minutes before their own match, they hold hands and listen.
It's not a song coming from coach Barbara King's iPod. It's a famous speech from a coach:
"Being perfect is about looking your friends in the eye and knowing that you didn't let them down. If you can do that, then you're perfect. To me perfect is not about that scoreboard out there. It's not about winning. It's about you and your relationship to your family and friends."
You may recognize that speech.
"It's from the movie 'Friday Night Lights,'" said Valley Tech senior tri-captain Kristen Brewer. "It's part of our bonding. We listen to it before every game."
And even though inspired by coach Gary Gaines' "not about winning" words, the Beavers have been all about winning this fall. With home matches this week against Keefe Tech and Millbury, the Beavers are two wins away from a perfect September.
The 6-0 Beavers opened with five consecutive 3-0 victories over Tri-County, Nashoba, Nashoba Tech, Monty Tech and Worcester Tech. Last Friday they defeated Claremont, 3-1.
Besides Brewer, an outstanding setter, Valley Tech is led by two other talented captains, senior Kellie Schroeder, an outside hitter, and junior Alana Thirsk, a middle hitter.
"Three great captains with great personalities," said King, now in her 12th season. "What makes for our success is that everyone on this team works for each other. We're drama free. This is the best group I've had in several years."
Adding to the team strength is talented senior outside hitter Dominique Campbell and junior libero Savannah D'Ambra.
"We're more like a family than a team," Brewer said. "On Fridays after games we'll go to Katie Kelly's house and watch the video of our match. Then we'll have dinner together."
"On and off the court," Thirsk said. "We're friends, always talking to each other."
Added Schroeder, who began playing volleyball earlier than most, at 12, encouraged by her parents: "What you bring from school, you put into your captainship. I like to think we're the sisterhood of the traveling volleyball team."
During matches, King never shows disappointment, even when her team loses a point. She often smiles and follows with encouraging applause.
"I always ask my players what's the most important play, and they better answer, 'the next play' because you can't do anything about the point that just happened. So, we stay focused and we look forward."
Even with only six varsity players, it's been a solid September so far for the Tahanto High golf team coached by Neil Greenwald. The Stags are 4-2 and 2-2 in Mid-Wach D.
Greeenwald's son, junior co-captain Dylan, has been medalist in four of the six matches. He posted a 1-over-par 37 at Cyprian Keyes last week against Ayer-Shirley. Greenwald, a lefty, also carded a 38 against Bromfield with a double bogey on the ninth hole at Red Tail GC in Devens. Last year, Greenwald shot a 72 for medalist honors in the Central Mass. Championship at Green Hill Municipal.
Others helping the Stags to victories in the opening weeks are junior Willem Van Den Bosh and senior co-captain Connor O'Brien in the two and three positions. Senior Alex Whilemy and his brother, Aaron, play the four and five spots, followed by senior Kristen Sauer, who earned 6-1/2 points, lifting the Stags to a close win over AMSA Friday.
"It would be nice for the seniors especially to make the districts," coach Greenwald said. "We haven't made it as a team in a few years."
Lunenburg junior Jake Barone has been playing golf for about eight years. He plays out of the Woods of Westminster and uses a Titleist Pro VI golf ball. His driver is a Sasquatch driver and so is his 5-wood. For a long fairway shot, he'll use his Cobra 4-hybrid. His irons, 4 through gap and pitching wedge are TaylorMade R7s and he also carries, in his TaylorMade bag, a Cleveland CG 6-degree wedge and a Nike IC putter. Barone's favorite PGA golfer is Ryan Moore.
"He's under the radar with a different type of swing," said Barone, who plays in the second spot for the Blue Knights following No. 1 Marc Poirier, a junior. Rounding out the Lunenburg lineup are senior Alec Fiumara, sophomore Alex Fluet, senior John Hinsley and junior Matt Tetreault.

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Obesity puts 600-pound West Mifflin man's life in crisis
Jim Zanetti trying to escape obesity epidemic
Jim Zanetti is held hostage by his own body and old habits.
His weight is oppressive.
Last year, he was so big, the scale in his doctor's office could not accurately measure his weight; he was simply too heavy.
Zanetti estimated his weight to hover between 550-580 pounds; his life, miserable.
"Discouraging. It weighs on your mind that you have to go out. Obese people are looked at differently. It always seems like someone is looking at you, and it weighs on your mind," he told Channel 4 Action News' Sheldon Ingram.
The 55-year-old former construction worker ate two-foot long submarine sandwiches and an entire large pizza all by himself every week for years.
That hefty appetite was the engine for massive portions of sugar, white flour, damaging fats and processed foods that lacked nutritional value.
Zanetti's lifestyle shot him deep into the obesity epidemic that has gripped the United States and now he's trying to flee for healthier ground.
These days Zanetti is part of the food revolution and learned within two weeks that foods that are rich in nutrients can actually heal.
Bad food put his life in crisis mode, while whole foods have started a radical revolution inside his body.
He credits his daughter-in-law, Lindsey Smith, who told him to change his eating profile or expect something traumatic.
"If not, you're going to die," said Smith.
"He walked about 20 feet when I first met him. And when he sat down, I thought he was going to have a heart attack."
So now Zanetti juices with carrots, celery, kale, spinach, cucumbers and fresh fruit.
He is a disciple of whole foods and has absolutely no desire to even look at processed foods.
"(He underwent a) juicing regimen where we could ensure he was getting a ton of nutrients, using certain foods to detox certain parts of the body because he was highly inflamed," said Smith.
As a result, Zanetti has already lost 150 pounds since November, and he wants to get down to 280 pounds so he can have two knee replacement surgeries.


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Lift Cable for Model SP10
SVI Part #: BH-7145-41
Cable for Acanus/Ashawa 4-Post Lift Model SP10 – 10,000 lbs. Lift
Description Details:
- Fits Model: Acanus/Ashawa 4-Post Lift Model SP10 – 10,000 pounds Lift
- Overall Length: 12' 2" (146 in / 3708.40 mm) Long
- Cable Diameter: 3/8" (9.525 mm)
- Cable Material: Galvanized Steel
- Cable End #1: (1) Threaded Stud 3/4"-10
Cable End #2: (1) Button Stop 15/16"
- Fastener Included
Special Note:
When measuring a worn cable, please consider deformation from stretching and use over time. It is always recommended that when replacing one cable, all cables should be replaced. Also consider sheaves, pulleys, shafts, pins, spacers, etc. It is also a good time to carefully inspect all other components including locking or safety devices. Never override safety devices or overlook safety in general.
Content Listing:
- (1) Wire Rope Cable Assembly
- Fastener Included
Alternative nomenclature or also known as:
- Wire Rope Lifting Cable
- Wire Rope Cable Assembly
- Hoisting Cable
Uses: Auto Lifts, Car Lifts, Light Truck Lifts, Vehicle Lifts, Van Lifts, Bus Lifts
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Safety First: Replace Auto Lift Cables at First Sign of Wear
All wire rope cables generally wear both from the inside and outside. Inside wear is much less significant and is caused as the cables are pulled across the cable pulleys or sheaves. This wear is caused by what is termed nicking and can appear on internal strands with an almost scalloped look. External wear on cables is much more apparent and is essentially abrasive wear. Abrasive wear is the result of metal being slowly worn away or removed over time. This appears on the crowns of each wire with a flattening of the wire appearance. As the wires flatten, material is being lost. Since the strength of the cable continues to lessen, the cable becomes weaker. Additionally, almost everyone at some point has seen frayed rope. This is a condition where unraveling, worn, or separated strands become evident. If this is observed to be happening on any wire rope cable assembly, immediately cease use of the equipment with this type of worn cable and replace the cable as well as the sheaves or pulleys immediately.
As a rule, if you own an auto lift or anything that uses wire rope cables, you should at a minimum conduct monthly visual inspection of the cables and sheaves or pulleys. This is especially important if your cable-driven equipment is frequently used. If you are starting to witness the small round strands comprising each cable assembly starting to flatten and then even flatter, it is time to consider replacing the affected cables. Most cables on auto lifts or even any equipment including winches are easy to replace and the costs are relatively minimal. If you do not wish to replace the cable assembly yourself, there are many companies that specialize in auto lift installation and service that can help you.
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text: This is the sequel to a debut novel, which I reviewed favourably. This is creepy and chilling but is not as much as a page-turner as the first one. It continues the story of the serial killer who successfully eluded police in "Eye Contact", Robert Naysmith. He has fallen in love and thinks it is time to share his secrets with his new love. But is she ready to embrace his history? And is it going to remain history? DI Harland is a competently drawn policeman with not quite enough to do in this book. It is a good book to explore the "what would I do?" scenario – I think I would be different to his girlfriend in this book but then there wouldn't be so much to write about!


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Energy Efficiency 21 Project (EE21)
The Energy Efficiency 21 project is a region-wide project which aims to assist economies in transition to develop and promote sustainable energy policies, pursue energy efficiency strategies, reduce greenhouse gas emissions to meet international treaty obligations and enhance the security of energy supplies by producing the specific outputs from operational activities in the industry, housing and services, transport and energy sectors through national actions, bilaterally and multilaterally especially through the UNECE. EE21 project is an umbrella project under which the inter-regional, sub-regional and country-oriented projects are developed.
The project is guided and monitored by a Steering Committee composed of delegates from national participating ministries and institutions, international organizations and donor agencies. The Steering Committee determines the activities, results, work methods, participation, procedures, budget, calendar of events and timetable of the project, and secures cooperation from other interested parties.


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For most men, it takes a long time to buy a real belt. The first belt, you just have. Who knows where it came from. Dad? Then, you outgrow it. You shop for a real belt, and realize they cost at least a hundred bucks. You balk. You turn to canvas, nylon, and other odd, makeshift belts.
Listen: Don't waste time with the cheap belts. Just buy a real one. Buy one like Rancourt's American-made Brown Chromexcel. Yes, it's $95. That's a lot. But think about it. Wear it every day, and you're down near a quarter per use within the first year.
Besides, you'll get way more than a year out of it. Belts are not cameras or laptops. They do not become obsolete. The right belt will last you a lifetime (or at least until you get too fat for it). As modern technology goes, belts are future-proof. Unless textile engineers devise some crazy hover pants that hold themselves up on their own, belts are here to stay.
So upgrade your britches with this fine strap of Maine leather. Or buy it for your dad next week. It just might make up for giving him that pack of paper towels on Father's Day.


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SPACE 242, Boston's Low Brow Destination, proudly announces its January, 2011 exhibition: GOOD VS EEEEEVIL! Superheroes vs. Villains Smackdown. The group exhibition, on view January 28 through February 4, 2011 includes paintings, illustrations, mixed media, sculpture, and photography by over 4-dozen artists. The opening reception, Friday, January 28 runs from 6-8pm, is free and open to the public with RSVP at www.space242.com. An artist conversation will be held Friday, February 4 from 7-8pm. Gallery hours are Friday evenings 6:30-8pm (no rsvp necessary).
GOOD VS EEEEEVIL! features artwork by Alyssa Adams, Gillian Alexiel, Allison Bamcat, EJ Barnes, Sheila Berry, Allie Biondi, Sean Bixby, Allison Blackwell, Craig Bostick, Joe Botsch, Kristin Boucher, Scott Bruns, Brian Butler, Derrek Coss, Joe Dellagatta, Michael Destefano, Jim Downes, Eamon, Andy Fish, Ashley Freeland, Brian Gubicza, Erica Henderson, Jeff Horwat, Patt Kelley, Sarah Kim, Chelsea Lane, Ron LeBrasseur, Jesse Lonegran, Nathalie Magri, Joanna Matuck, Fish McGill, Matt McKee, Massimo Mongiardo, Greg Moutafis, Christian Noise, Greg Orfanos, Peter Paul Payack, Caroline Ramsey, Rhonda Ratray, Mister Reusch, Derek Ring, Roho, Caitlin Ryan, Josh Santa-Cruz, Lisa Scollan, Andrew Sloan, Lindsay Small, Stones, Jared Tharp, Tom Torrey, Jack Turnbull, Robb Waters, David Wentworth, and Steven Young (a few surprise artists will be announced after the New Year).
SPACE 242's January exhibition is sponsored in part by The Weekly Dig, Artscope Magazine, Mad Mimi, Drinkmasters, and Harpoon Brewery.
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40 Days, Countless Lives
The 40 Days for Life apostolate is growing — and saving babies.
KALISPELL, Mont. — The Planned Parenthood abortion business in Kalispell, Mont., is preparing to shut its doors for good on Nov. 20.
David Bereit is confident that the Kalispell 40 Days for Life campaign played an integral role in its closing.
"Faithful pro-lifers maintained a prayerful vigil at that site for the spring campaign, and their prayers have been heard," said Bereit, national director of 40 Days for Life.
Bereit represents more than 215,000 individuals who have joined the 40 Days for Life movement since the initial campaign kicked off in Bryan, Texas, in 2004. Now the largest coordinated pro-life outreach in history, 40 Days for Life is a community-based effort focused on 40 days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion, round-the-clock peaceful vigils outside abortion facilities, and grassroots educational outreach. The most recent campaign, which took place from Sept. 23-Nov. 1, was the largest to date, including 212 cities in 45 American states, five Canadian provinces and Denmark. At least 442 children were saved from abortion during the 40-day event.
After experiencing a successful spring campaign, the Abilene, Texas, 40 Days for Life team was eager to tackle the event again this fall. However, discouragement set in when volunteers were sparse and the vigil schedule was vacant. "At first it didn't make sense; we were working as hard as the previous campaign, but nothing was clicking," said Paula Matchen, director of the Abilene campaign. "We soon realized that we were trying to take control instead of letting God lead. After giving everything to the Lord, it all came together magnificently."
The Abilene campaign relied upon the involvement of the area Catholic churches to provide prayer coverage in front of the Planned Parenthood facility. "While different churches were represented in the campaign, most of our volunteers were Catholic," said Matchen. "The Church's unwavering stance on the evil of abortion and the guidance offered by Our Lady are invaluable to this movement."
"The U.S. Catholic bishops teach that prayer is central to building a 'great campaign in support of life,'" said Deirdre McQuade, assistant director for policy and communications at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities. "Those committed to a peaceful pro-life witness and prayer give the world a precious gift."
For Karen Trierweiler, director of the Kalispell 40 Days for Life campaign, the vigil site became sacred ground as volunteers prayed and sacrificed throughout the 40 days. "We have been blessed with many individuals who have made extraordinary personal sacrifices," said Trierweiler. "One young man covered the midnight to 2 a.m. shift nearly every day, often staying until 4 a.m."
The Kalispell campaign, which consisted of nearly 700 volunteers from 11 churches, enjoyed numerous successes, including the closing of a local abortion facility, as well as a surprise visit to the abortion site by Father Benedict Groeschel of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. "This campaign is God-driven. We are merely his witnesses to the truth as we pray to convert hearts, one person at a time," said Trierweiler.
Seeking Justice
Leaders of the 40 Days for Life campaign have also worked diligently to fight obstacles faced by the pro-life movement. Chicago's newly passed "bubble zone" ordinance is set to take effect Nov. 17. The 40 Days for Life efforts came under attack with the passage of the amendment prohibiting pro-life volunteers from approaching within eight feet of an abortion customer. The law, which is also opposed by the American Civil Liberties Union, carries a fine of up to $500 if violated. "Not only does this amendment infringe the rights of sidewalk counselors to provide compassionate assistance to abortion-bound women," said Eric Scheidler, executive director of the Pro-Life Action League and director of the Aurora, Ill., 40 Days for Life campaign, "but it infringes on the rights of those women to make truly informed choices about abortion." The Chicago-based Thomas More Society Pro-Life Law Center has vowed to fight the ordinance.
Looking to the Future
With a successful fall campaign completed, 40 Days for Life organizers now encourage individuals to discern leading a local campaign for the spring effort, set to take place Feb. 17-March 28. "In spite of an oppressive political climate, the pro-life movement is rapidly gaining ground," said Bereit. "With more people continuing to respond to God's call to 'speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,' I am confident that we are witnessing the beginning of the end of abortion in America."
By the Numbers
• 40 Days for Life campaigns conducted to date: five national campaigns (2007-2009), six individual campaigns (2004-2007)
• Locations involved in campaigns: 282 cities in all 50 U.S. states, five Canadian provinces, Australia, Northern Ireland and Denmark
• Individuals involved in campaigns: More than 215,000 (does not include the numbers from the fall 2009 campaign)
• Churches active in campaigns: More than 6,000
• Abortion business employees who have ceased employment because of the campaigns: 23
• Abortion businesses that have closed down throughout the campaigns: four
• Babies saved from abortion during the campaigns: 2,003.
For more information about 40 Days for Life and to sign up for e-mail updates, visit 40DaysforLife.com.
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For anointing within Mass, the rite provides a "reception of the sick," rather than an instruction (PCS 117). This reception takes place after the ritual greeting at the start of Mass (The Lord be with you, etc.) Two texts are given, as well as the option for the priest to welcome the sick persons with "similar" words. I find these statements illuminating, as they place Church teaching in the context of the liturgy. While documents like the catechism or canon law are favored by many to get to the root of theological meaning, I find these "teachings" within the liturgy to be at least equally instructive.
Option A:
We have come together to celebrate the sacraments of anointing and eucharist. Christ is always present when we gather in his name; today we welcome him especially as physician and healer. We pray that the sick may be restored to health by the gift of his mercy and made whole in his fullness.
Option B
Christ taught his disciples to be a community of love. In praying together, in sharing all things, and in caring for the sick, they recalled his words: "Insofar as you did this to one of these, you did it to me." We gather today to witness to this teaching and to pray in the name of Jesus the healer that the sick may be restored to health. Through this eucharist and anointing we invoke his healing power.
The reception of the sick is the locus in liturgy to acknowledge the sick and the community. Note that Christ is central in each proclamation. Christ is the source of grace and power for which we pray. Note also that each option refers to the gathering of the praying assembly. What is the difference in these options? The second is more explicit in the ministry of the believing community. For the ritual Mass for anointing in a church, option B or something like it may be used. In a home or small-scale setting, perhaps option A is better.
The ritual Mass for anointing does not include either the Penitential Rite or the Gloria. The rubric is specific:
136. Afterward the priest, with hands joined, sings or says:
Father, you raised your Son's cross as the sign of victory and life. May all who share in his suffering find in these sacraments a source of fresh courage and healing. We ask this through … for ever and ever. Amen.
God of compassion, you take every family under your care and know our physical and spiritual needs. Transform our weakness by the strength of your grace and confirm us in your covenant so that we may grow in faith and love. We ask this through … for ever and ever. Amen.
These opening prayers are straight-forward. They do not address the sick people in particular, but focus on the prayer to the Father offered by the entire community. They acknowledge that suffering and weakness are shared by all present. The petitions for courage, healing, strength of divine grace, faith, love: these are all appropriate for the sick persons as well as their loved ones, not to mention the faith community as a whole.
From the start, the ritual Mass sets the tone and purpose of the gathering, but expands the scope of celebration to include those who accompany the sick, either as family, friends, or a faith community. The focus sticks to the Lord Jesus, the source of healing grace. Any adaptation of the reception of the sick (PCS 135) should keep this in mind.
A final note about the Penitential Rite and the Gloria. If a parish celebrated anointing at Mass on a Sunday, would these still be omitted? If you were using elements of the anointing rite on a Sunday on which substitution of the ritual Mass wasn't permitted, the answer is clearly no. If you were using the ritual Mass, the answer is clearly yes. Does that mean it would be wrong to include them at the ritual Mass? The answer must take into account the pastoral needs of the sick and the community.
The ritual Mass does not give explicit permission to include them. Given the nature of the reception of the sick as a ritual part of the introductory rites, anything that would overshadow it would be out of keeping with the spirit of this liturgy. The rite's first choice is for the priest to sing the opening prayer. If the Kyrie and Gloria aren't used, that option for singing could be taken.
My last comment on the reception of the sick is that it lacks a community acclamation. I think the pattern of entrance music, greeting, reception of the sick, brief acclamation, opening prayer, is one in keeping with the ideals of the rite and the style of Roman brevity.


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Historically, the bee was often used as a symbol of wisdom and fertility and the honeycombs that they build and live in were symbolic of the heart. Bumble is a small collection of prints designed for the baby, or more accurately, the mommy on behalf of the baby. High octane pastels were placed on backdrops of dove gray to create an elegant contradiction of whimsy and sophistication. Bumble is printed on a beautifully soft peached poplin, it has to be felt to be fully appreciated. The only thing that should touch a little ones skin is something as soft as they are. It is 100% cotton and perfect for all of your baby related projects. Join us in celebrating Bumble and extract the sweetness of life!
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Fleet of FireFlies to Probe Space for Mineral-Rich Asteroids
Jan 24, 2013 9:40 AM PT
Deep Space Industries on Tuesday announced plans to launch a robotic fleet to scour space for asteroids that can be mined. The company will send out its FireFly spacecraft in 2015 on journeys of two-to-six months.
DSI will work with NASA and other partners to identify targets of opportunity.
What DSI's Planning
The company will build the 55-lb. FireFlies using CubeSat technology. A CubeSat is a miniaturized satellite for space research that usually has a volume of exactly 1 liter and a mass of no more than 1.33 kg. It is built using commercial off-the-shelf electronics components. Most CubeSats are made by universities, but Boeing and some other large companies have also built these devices.
The FireFlies will piggyback on larger communication satellites being launched.
It will cost DSI US$1 million to launch a FireFly, and it reportedly seeking to raise $20 million.
In 2016, DSI plans to send 70-lb DragonFlies on round-trip missions lasting two to four years, depending on the target. The DragonFly expeditions will return with 60 to 150 lbs. of samples.
In addition to bringing back samples, DSI intends to use its patent-pending MicroGravity Foundry to transform raw materials on asteroids into complex metal parts.
About the MicroGravity Foundry
The MicroGravity Foundry is a 3D printer that uses lasers to draw patterns in a nickel-charged gas medium, causing the nickel to be deposited in precise patterns.
3D printing creates objects by setting down successive layers of material that can range from thermoplastics to metal alloys, plaster, metal or ceramic powders, or liquid resins. The technique is used in creating jewelry and footwear, as well as aerospace equipment and medical and dental devices.
Unlike regular 3D printers, the MicroGravity Foundry can work in zero gravity, said DSI cofounder Stephen Covey, who invented the process.
It could conceivably be used to print replacements for broken parts on spacecraft flying to and from Mars, or to create new parts invented during an expedition to Mars.
"The idea is feasible," Carl Howe, vice president of research at the Yankee Group, told TechNewsWorld. Vaporizing metals typically would require lasers that consume "hundreds to thousands of watts," but the satellites could use weaker lasers over a long period of time instead.
The MicroGravity Foundry might vaporize asteroid rock, somehow select the metal desired, and direct that metal to another area where another process would deposit it in patterns, Howe speculated.
There's Money in Flying Rocks
DSI is the second company to announce plans to mine asteroids. Planetary Resources, which is financed by wealthy backers including Google CEO Larry Page and Chairman Eric Schmidt, and multibillionaire businessman Ross Perot Jr., was launched last year.
"President Obama's space policy is aimed at creating an environment where commercial space companies can build upon past successes, allowing NASA to focus on the Administration's ambitions path for deep space human exploration," NASA spokesperson Allard Beutel told TechNewsWorld. "The increasing number of private U.S. companies attempting to push the boundaries of space shows the wisdom of that policy."


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A few weeks ago, I had mentioned that I might soon have an exciting piece of news to share.
I do.
So, I've been spending my every waking moment on this new friend who I'll call Mr. Flirt. Mr. Flirt and I message each other every other minute and call each other at least twice a day. So far, our little friendship is going a little too well. Yesterday, I wanted to surprise Mr. Flirt so I called him. He asked me why I had called. You'd think it was a stupid question to ask but by now I'm used to all his weird questions. So this is from a conversation we had:
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The 'Winter Luau' returns to Rockville Centre at McFadden's
Ask anyone who regularly spends many a late night out and about around Long Island in the wintertime and they are likely to agree: there have been some brutally cold evenings so far in 2013.
Of course, winters on LI are usually chilly times, especially after the sun has gone down -- but over in Rockville Centre there's a party happening this weekend that is inspired by warmer months on the island … the island of Maui, that is.
Saturday, Feb. 23, marks the return of the "Winter Luau" at McFadden's RVC, and for those who haven't attended this event before, the night should be similar to the usual boisterous, dancing-on-the-bar-style bashes this party bar is known for – except on this occasion many guests and employees will be wearing Hawaiian shirts and grass skirts. Anyone who attends dressed in such attire will be granted free admission. Expect a likely cover charge of around $5-$10 otherwise.
In addition, there will be drink specials (including $10 "beach pail" beverages), DJ C Mos spinning pop, hip-hop, dance, classics and more, plus Polynesian-powered pub games like the limbo and a Hula-Hoop contest – not to mention the giveaway of leis, which will net the female patron that sports the most at the end a $100 bar credit to boot.
Doors open at 9 p.m. for a 21-and-over crowd (a generally young set; mainly 21-29 year-olds). For more information, check out McFadden's RVC online at mcfaddensrvc.com or facebook.com/mcfaddens.rockvillecentre.
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The Saint Mark Coptic Orthodox Church of Washington DC (SMCOC) was originally established in 1976. We started with a very small congregation of about 80 families that were dedicated to the idea of bringing the rich Coptic Orthodox faith to the area in and around our nation's capitol while establishing dedicated facilities for them to practice their faith and instill these values in their children.
The first church building was in Vienna, VA. The congregation quickly outgrew the venue as more members joined. The church growth was attributed to an influx of Copts in the Washington Metro area, from Egypt and other parts of the USA; as well as to outreach services of church servants and priest.
New members expressed appreciation of the rich church history and feeling love and acceptance from the church community. The constant increase in the size of the congregation motivated a dedicated effort to look for a new site where adequate facilities can be established to serve the growing needs of the Coptic community in the area.
In 1992 an appropriate 2.5 acre plot of land was identified in Fairfax, VA (current site). Shortly after, it became the long-term location of the church. Saint Mark's spiritual services and ministries grew alongside the congregation. To support growth, the Church expanded by acquiring the surrounding plots of land and buildings to reach its current size of 17 acres.
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U.S. Treasury Bond Market's Last Pillar CrumblesPolitics / US Bonds Jan 04, 2013 - 02:25 AM GMT
With the return of Shinzo Abe and his Liberal Democratic Party to power in Japan, the market for US Treasuries may be losing its last external pillar of support. Re-elected on September 26th, Abe has quickly set a course for limitless inflation, saying Japan must "free itself from deflation and the strong yen." This is significant to the global economy as Japan is the largest foreign power left with a strong appetite for US Treasuries. If this demand falters, the Fed may be the only remaining buyer of new Treasury issuance.
Abe's Plan
This election marks Abe's second turn in the premier's seat. He first held the position from 2006 to 2007, when he abruptly resigned as the first of a string of unpopular one-year premierships. Notably, in the intervening time, the LDP lost its lower house majority to an opposition party for the first time since its formation in 1955. The victors, the Democratic Party of Japan, had been formed in 1998 on a platform of reducing corruption and making Japan more progressive.
Unfortunately, as we know from our past century of experience in America, progressivism is not the cure for an ailing economy. The DPJ was predictably unsuccessful at reining in the bureaucracy, but did manage to push through a damaging doubling of the national sales tax and additional entitlement spending.
Similarly to President Obama's 2008 election, the Japanese people were sold a lot of rhetoric about hope and change and, lacking any sincere alternatives, decided to give the new guys a shot. The results were equally disappointing on both sides of the Pacific.
While American voters decided to throw good votes after bad in 2012, the Japanese preferred to return to the devil they know. The only problem is, he's still a devil.
Abe has essentially promised to return to the failed but feel-good policies of LDP government for the last 3 decades; namely, he will prop up failing industrial giants and attempt to print his way out of an economic slump.
Saving Grace or Pain in the $%&?
The yen hit a post-war high against the US dollar in 2011 and has remained strong. For sound-money enthusiasts, this has been cause for celebration. But for Keynesian demand-siders, it's a crisis.
Rather than attribute decades of sluggish growth to an interventionist industrial policy, Abe and his cadres are blaming the strong yen. In response, Abe has called for the Bank of Japan to target at least 3% inflation.
For some time, the only saving grace for Japanese citizens who are unable to find jobs or secure financing has been that prices have been stable or falling. Abe intends to rob them of that salve while doing nothing to address the underlying infection.
While some Americans may feel a self-interested sense of relief that one of the major dollar-alternatives is being undermined from within, they are misunderstanding the knock-on consequences of this move.
The Last Major Pillar
For the Treasury to continuing having successful auctions at current rock-bottom interest rates, someone has to be purchasing. A lot.
Before 2008, most of the demand came from foreign central banks - especially China. Since the financial crisis began, China and many emerging market banks have dramatically reduced their purchases and even become net sellers.
The deficit has been made up by the Federal Reserve, domestic personal and institutional investors, and a few foreign holdouts led by Japan. In fact, Japan is about to overtake China as the largest foreign holder of US government debt.
This is significant in that the other two sources of funding - Fed and US domestic - are essentially intertwined. The more Treasuries the Fed purchases, the higher inflation becomes, which harms the US economy even further, which leaves domestic funds less wealth to invest in Treasuries. In my view, the foreign influx of capital has been the key third pillar that has kept this vicious domestic cycle from playing out in full.
How It Crumbles
Prime Minister Abe's plan to devalue the yen could thus be disastrous for both US and Japanese government finances. As the yen devalues, Japanese domestic investors - who make up the bulk of owners of Japanese Government Bonds (JGBs) - will be under intense pressure to sell out and find higher yields elsewhere.
This flight of capital will threaten Tokyo with default, so the likelihood is that the Bank of Japan will begin directly buying JGBs on an even larger scale (as our Fed has done since the financial crisis) instead of buying US Treasuries. They may even become net sellers of Treasuries in order to finance their bailout of Tokyo while controlling inflation.
This will, in turn, put tremendous pressure on US Treasury investors. As the outflows mount, the Fed will no doubt announce another program to buy Treasuries under the guise of promoting economic stability. If the Fed becomes the permanent crutch of the Treasury, we can expect inflation to get higher and higher - driving more and more investors out of Treasuries.
Decoupling Continues
It is clear that Washington and Tokyo are but two sides of the same coin. Japan's debt-to-GDP is about 212%, while the US has just crossed 100%. Both are highly dependent on domestic investor interest in government debt to keep the charade going, and neither have prospects of paying their debts without real write-downs for investors.
Unfortunately, neither government is using the time before this real crash strikes to even attempt to shore up their positions. The platform of Shinzo Abe seems poised to undermine Japan's ability to continue subsidizing US government debt. Left without any significant external supports, Treasuries will be in an extremely weak position when attention shifts from the EU sovereign debt crisis to the our own tattered finances.
Fortunately, there are ways for investors to escape Abe and Obama's tandem cliff-dive. Recent data shows that China continues to build a viable alternative. The South Korean won and Taiwan dollar are now significantly more correlated to the movements of the yuan than the yen or the US dollar. These booming economies will sustain demand for commodities as they build real wealth. With the old statesmen of sovereign debt compromised, I expect the up-and-comers to continue to turn to gold and silver in droves.
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Two grandfathers completed the structural attachment of the newest component of the International Space Station today, mating two large tripod legs of a 13 ½ ton truss to the station's main laboratory during a 7 hour, 30 minute spacewalk.
Dubbed the "Silver Team" by their colleagues because of their age, 54-year old Jerry Ross and 49-year old Lee Morin of Atlantis' crew had little trouble extending and bolting the final two struts of the new S-Zero (S0) truss to the Destiny Laboratory, insuring that the centerpiece for the future expansion of the station would be permanently secured to accept additional trusses and solar array towers over the next year. The station will ultimately span some 350 feet from end to end, the length of a football field.
The first two struts of the truss were mated to Destiny on Thursday by the other Atlantis spacewalking team, Steve Smith and Rex Walheim, who will venture back outside Sunday to continue the outfitting of the truss and to reroute electrical power to the station's 58-foot long robotic arm.
Morin worked at the end of the ISS' Canadarm 2 throughout the day during his first spacewalk, while Ross, America's most experienced spacewalker and the most flown space traveler in history, remained tethered to the station to provide "free-floating" support during the eighth spacewalk of his career.
Smith, Walheim and Expedition Four Flight Engineer Dan Bursch helped choreograph the spacewalk from Atlantis' aft flight deck, while shuttle crew member Ellen Ochoa and station Flight Engineer Carl Walz took turns maneuvering Morin as they operated Canadarm2 from a robotic work station inside Destiny.
Shuttle and station Commanders Mike Bloomfield and Yury Onufrienko and shuttle Pilot Steve Frick provided photographic and television support for the spacewalk, the 36th devoted to ISS assembly over the past 3 ½ years.
After the truss struts were bolted in space, Ross and Morin removed a series of panels and clamps that provided structural support for the truss during its launch in Atlantis' cargo bay.
The spacewalkers then began work to install a backup device containing an umbilical reel for the Mobile Transporter railcar on the truss that will provide redundancy to a similar device mounted on the truss Thursday. The two sets of umbilicals for the Mobile Transporter, which is designed to move the robotic arm up and down the length of the completed station truss, provide power, data and video capability for the system, which will be tested for the first time in orbit Monday.
Ross tried to remove a restraining bolt on the mechanism which, if required, can cut the umbilical cable should it snag during its operation, but the bolt proved to be a bit balky and did not back out of its socket as planned. Flight controllers decided not to spend additional time troubleshooting the stubborn bolt today after engineers determined that the cable cutter cannot inadvertently fire in its current configuration. The backup umbilical system is operating normally and the stubborn bolt will be dealt with on one of the mission's two remaining spacewalks. The primary umbilical system installed Thursday is also operating normally.
The spacewalk, which was conducted out of the station's Quest Airlock, began at 9:09 a.m. Central time and concluded at 4:39 p.m. as Ross and Morin repressurized the outer compartment of the two-chamber module.
Late today, Frick fired Atlantis' steering jets in a one-hour procedure to slowly reboost the space station by about 2 statute miles. It was the first of three scheduled reboost maneuvers to eventually raise the orbit of the ISS by about 6 statute miles before Atlantis departs the station on Wednesday.
The ten shuttle and station crew members are scheduled to begin their eight-hour sleep period at 7:44 p.m. and will awaken Sunday just before 4 a.m. to begin preparations for the third spacewalk of the flight.
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I think the first of the most recent reported cases was the small town of Beebe, Arkansas, where New Year's revelers spent the holiday weekend cleaning up several thousand blackbirds that littered their town landscape.. making dents in roofs and cars as they plummeted dead earthward.
Tests were done, but no official cause of death could be ascertained, though seemingly the birds died from shock caused from some unknown clearly traumatic experience.. Some initially hypothesized that an annual firework display was a likely cause, but given that blackbirds are not prone to flying at that time of night, this explanation seems rather unlikely.
Barely days later, more than 500 red-winged blackbirds and starlings were found dead strewing a stretch of highway in Point Coupee Parish, near the city of Labarre, in Louisiana, just under 600kms south of the Arkansas incident.
A disgruntled shark seeks revenge on a sonic boom tester.
Also recently in roughly the same neck of woods, about 83,000 dead and dying drum fish washed up along a 32km stretch of the Arkansas River, about 160km west of Beebe. .
Both birds and fish were sent away for detailed biological analysis, but so far nothing conclusive has been made public, with the only official verdict being that "They died from massive trauma". Which leads me to suspect that the government or military have once more been conducting their experiments with no consideration taken for possible environmental consequences.. Rather like that bout of washed up whales and dolphins that occurred on several occasions a while back, with conspiracy rumours abounding on how at the time the military were conducting something called "sonic boom" testing, which with the whales reliance on sonar for navigation, completely disorientated and unduly over stressed them to the point of many dieing traumatically.. again with no official reason ever given for the apparent bizarre happenings that I am aware of. Who knows what effect that particular supposed testing may or may not have had on other sea life.
Across the oceans, up in the icicle land of Sweden, a similar incident was reported in the town of Falköping, where up to 100 jackdaws suddenly fell from the sky for no obvious reason, and over in Italy it was reported recently that over 700 dead birds fell from the skies, in their case, countless turtle doves were scattered about the town of Faenza, many with strange blue marks in their beaks that some officials suggested may have been signs of hypoxia.
Dead fish washed up en masse onto the shores of New zealand, and according to the Huffington Post, an estimated 2 million fish are dead and floating in the Chesapeake Bay (Maryland,US). Hundreds of tons of fish have washed ashore in Brazil since last Thursday. Fish found washed ashore in New Zealand had many that were missing their eyes, (returning boats reported witnessing a carpet of dead fish floating belly up in the sea!). And in the UK, An estimated 40,000 dead crabs were also reported to have washed ashore on Englands' beaches. While each countries supposed scientists have theories as to why this is happening, the fact that it's happening all over the world at the same time has not been explained, and leads this particular blogger to assume there is likely an explanation that will never be made public.
Sure, it could be that each incident is unrelated, but the more you search around for it in the news, the more cases seem to be surfacing, and with an intensity that seems beyond coincidence..
What's going on??


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ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y., April 3, 2012 — An exhibition of works by the late Claire Wagner Kosterlitz, who studied at the famous Bauhaus school of architecture and design in Germany before fleeing Europe in 1938, opens Friday, April 20, at St. Bonaventure University's Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.
The opening in the second-floor Beltz Gallery includes a 3 p.m. talk by the artist's daughter, Dr. Ruth Rider, who owns the collection of works. The exhibition comes to St. Bonaventure following a two-month run at the Jewish Museum of New Jersey.
Born in Germany in 1903, Kosterlitz attended the renowned Bauhaus in Dessau, Germany. The Bauhaus was founded in 1919 with the idea of creating a "total" work of art in which all arts, including architecture, would be brought together. It had a profound influence that is still felt today on developments in art, architecture and design.
Kosterlitz would put her ambitions as an artist on hold in 1926, however, when she married a physician. He did not want his wife to have a career, insisting that she look after their home and family while he practiced medicine.
The couple fled Nazi Germany in 1938, eventually settling in New Jersey, where Kosterlitz had even less time for art. In addition to raising two children and caring for her mother and mother-in-law, Kosterlitz was serving as her husband's office nurse and receptionist.
It wasn't until 1948, when her husband hired an office nurse and her son joined the Army, that she was able to resume painting in earnest.
Kosterlitz studied at the Art Students League in New York City, at Fairleigh Dickinson University, and at the New Jersey Center for the Visual Arts.
After her husband's retirement in 1974, the couple moved to Baden, Switzerland. Kosterlitz continued to paint and her reputation grew. Her art was exhibited in both one-woman and group shows in Switzerland and the United States.
Today, her works are part of the permanent collections at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Bauhaus Archives in Berlin, and Duke University's Nasher Museum.
She and her husband returned to the U.S. in 1981, settling in Morristown, N.J. Kosterlitz died in 1997, 10 years after the death of her husband.
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We're rolling through the top 25 and later this afternoon we'll finally crack into the top ten. Until then enjoy the melodic stylings of 2003 Auburn grad Brian J. Stultz as he brings down the hammer on the Tide, raises the profile of apostrophized greatness that is Sen'Derrick Marks, and defends Tommy Tuberville's transition lenses sunglasses. Also, it appears that our LSU previewer has dropped out so if you want the great honor of previewing the defending national champion then email me establishing your LSU bona fides via blog or topless photographs of LSU undergrads. War Eagle! My favorite time of the year is just around the corner as it is almost Auburn football time. Coming off of a year that had some major highs (beating Florida in the Swamp and the sixth straight win over Bama) and some major lows (losing to South Florida and LSU at the last second), Auburn is stocked and ready to take their place atop the SEC once again. With the majority of tough games being at home, the Tigers are poised to make noise on the national scene as well and hopefully not get rammed in the ass like in 2004. So get out your nicest orange shirt, stock up on toilet paper for Toomers and lets get this season rolling! Strengths The two major strengths for Auburn during the Tuberville era have always been the defense and the plethora of running backs. (Also a strength? Tuberville and crews' 9-3 record in the last 12 games against teams in the Top 10). Leading the defense is the man, the myth. the legend Tray Blackmon. You might recognize Blackmon from his previous works such as "How to Make Tebow Cry like the Bitch He Is," "Auburn Football Player or Runaway Locomotive?" and "A Bama Player's Flirtation with Death." (See video below) On the defensive line, preseason All-American Sen'Derrick Marks will make life hell all season long for opposing quarterbacks. Much more so than if he was just Derrick.
As for the running backs, the two-headed monster of Brad Lester and Ben Tate will continue the tradition of Auburn having bad-ass running backs. Lester, who has now been at Auburn for what seems like seven years, is the more mobile shifty of the two while Tate is a beast who will not only run you over but call your mother a slut while doing it. Weaknesses The one major weakness coming into the 2008 campaign is the play of the wide receivers. Can they hold on to the ball this year? I mean, it really isn't THAT hard to catch a football. In fact, I caught a few passes in Central Park the other day. (I run a sick out pattern). I long for the days of Devin Aromashodu and Ben Obomanu and not solely based on the fact that their names were so much fun to say. If the likes of Rodgeriqus Smith, Tim Hawthorne and Robert Dunn can step up, the offense could put up some huge numbers and points. The quarterback situation is not what I would call a weakness per se but more of a quandary. Kodi Burns, who filled in quite nicely for Cox at times last year, and Chris Todd are in a dead heat for the starting position and the keys to the new spread offense that Tony Franklin has brought from the Troy "We finally realized we aren't a State" Trojans. Tuberville has stated that both will play in the beginning of the season until one sets itself apart. Rant and Your Team Sucks Section There are many things that I could go on a rant about here including the major ass fucking Auburn received in 2004 by the BCS, the fact that 90% of Alabama's fan base could not find Tuscaloosa on a map, the major accomplishment that Bob Stoops pulls off each week by blowing every media voter, that every college football program has their own pregame "Walk" now even though Auburn started the damn tradition many years ago, Lou Holtz and the fact that ESPN doesn't realize he is a bitter demented old man and the fact I would love to see Bobby Petrino and Nick Saban find themselves in the Rawhide bar in Chelsea when it just happened to be prisoner parole week. But I am going to sink even lower and go after a fellow member of the Auburn family. Bobby Lowder, the booster who rules Auburn like Hitler ruled Nazi Germany, is the biggest douche bag, fuck hat, son of a bitch that ever existed. To this day, if I ever see Lowder in person, I will immediately punch the skinny E.T. looking asshole right in the kisser. Lowder has pissed all Auburn people off for a very long time but when he tried to oust Tuberville, he made an enemy for life. So Bobby, if you are reading this and we all know you are egotistical enough to google yourself and Auburn preview every day of every year, I challenge you to a duel at midfield before the Southern Mississippi game on September 6th. If you refuse and puss out, fine. But if you fuck with my boy Tubs one more time, you can kiss your sorry ass goodbye. (PLEASE don't take my diploma away!) Also, Bama fans can suck it. 7 in a row this year bitches! War Eagle!


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Austin...the Reptileman!
I know what some of you may be thinking "Professional FX Job". (I thought the same thing at first) But then Austin sent me some photos of the "Making of Reptileman". There is no denying Austin is just a Super Deluxe Costume Creator Ü
Here is Austin looking a bit geekie in the beginning headgear. He made each "horn" out of clay. As you can see (I hope) some of the horns had to be Duct-Taped to Austin before the rest of the suit was created. Austin getting into the "netting" that helped him achieve that "scaley" look. Austin kindly sent me some instructions and helpful tips on the making of this superb costume. After Nov.15th you will find these instructions in my "Homemade Costumes" pages. Austin is not only a great Costume designer, his daily JOB is as one of our many sons who are in the Armed Forces.
Austin THANKS for your entry.
(and especially Thanks for your patience Ü)
I know I'm not the only one here who appreciates your service to our country.. So MANY "Thank Yous" for that also.
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What is the explanation of the ghargad tree mentioned in the hadith?
ADNAN OKTAR: Our Prophet (saas) even forgave Hazrat Wahshi (ra) you know. He martyred Hazrat Hamza (ra), took his liver and bit it. That is to say, he is so... Our Prophet (saas) even forgave him. If they correct their ways, have faith, if their love for Prophet Jesus (as), fondness for Hazrat Mahdi (as) is intact, if they are the followers of our Prophet (saas), and display moral perfection then why should we feel anger towards the Jews? Being angry is unacceptable. Such an approach is not in compliance with the Qur'an. We act in compliance with the Qur'an and the Sunnah of our Prophet (saas). Insha'Allah. The question is: "Assalamun Aleikum. We explain the events and news with the prognostic and figurative concepts that we use in our daily conversations. In the End Times in which we live a hadith of our Prophet (saas) says, 'So much so that Jews will hide behind stones and trees. But tree and stone will start talking and say, "Oh Muslim come, look there is a Jewish behind me, he is hiding here, come and punish him." Only the ghargad tree will not tell this. Because it is 'the Tree of the Jews'." Is it possible that the hiding Jews mentioned in this hadith imply those diplomats, journalists, judges, businessmen, doctors, soldiers, statesmen who infiltrate into states and practise their professions and also serve to the dajjal? And again by the concept of tree here, making a comparison between the fruit-giving feature of trees to those human beings who have reached maturity and the stone referring to ignorant people, as the phrase stone-like suggests, does this imply that the ignorant people, seeing the cruelty and evil inflicted by these hidden people, would uncover them and ask for their punishment? Does the gharqad tree imply those people who have roots everywhere and advocate those people who are uncovered? Allah knows the truth." Our brother Salih sent this question to us. Now we make our comments about events based on the Qur'an and the whole set of hadith. That is to say we can not deduce any judgments based on a single verse of the Qur'an or a single hadith. In the Qur'an also other verses are complementary. The other hadiths complete one another. If someone tells us, "Come here, there is a Jew here, come and kill him", we would not do that. Why would we kill him? This is unacceptable. He should have committed a crime, right? He should be put on trial and as a result of the trial he should be sentenced by a judge. There is a system, a legal system. That is, this does not mean that whoever wishes can go and kill someone he meets and then puts him to trial as he wishes. We can only understand the meaning of the hadith when we look at the other hadiths. Otherwise, for instance an innocent Jewish, a Jewish kid, for instance is standing there and a voice from the stone calls on, "Go and kill this kid." I do not kill him, nor does anyone else. This would be haram (unlawful), this is unacceptable. We need to understand what our Prophet (saas) says here, what it actually means. Indeed our brother explains it. The meaning can be thus: the atheist Jews, those Jews who are hostile to the religion will not be able to hide. These people will locate these people who are hiding in wood or stone-like concrete by means of all sorts of electronic equipment. Consequently their activities will be hindered. Their evil will be prevented. This will be a punishment upon them. This is how we interpret the hadith insha'Allah.
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